6.01       The following shall be considered as Statutory Holidays on which employees shall not be required to work:

  New Year's Day     Canada Day         Remembrance Day
  Good Friday        BC Day             Christmas Day
  Easter Monday      Labour Day         Boxing Day
  Victoria Day       Thanksgiving Day

and any other Statutory Holidays proclaimed by the Federal or B.C. Governments.

6.02       Regular employees shall be paid for the above mentioned Statutory Holidays at the employee's applicable hourly rate of pay (as in point 5. Wages) (rate on the date before the Statutory Holiday). If an employee is receiving short-term disability benefits under Article 8, he shall be paid the difference between his current pay rate and the insured benefit he is receiving.

6.03       Casual employees shall be paid for the above-mentioned Statutory Holidays at their current pay rates provided the employee has worked at least five [5] days during the twenty [20] working days immediately preceding the day on which said holiday is observed, and the employee has not been absent without permission on the last work day scheduled for him immediately prior to the day on which the said holiday is observed and the first work day scheduled for him immediately after the day on which the said holiday is observed.

6.04       In addition to the Statutory Holiday pay, for all work performed on any of the aforementioned Statutory Holidays, employees shall be paid at the rate of double time.

6.05       When any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the dates on which such holidays are observed shall be established by mutual agreement of the parties so as to best meet the Company's operational and business requirements. The parties shall meet as early as possible in each year but in no event less than thirty [30] days prior to each Statutory Holiday to establish the dates the holiday shall be observed.

In the event an agreement cannot be reached, then the holiday shall be observed on the day proclaimed. Holidays which fall on Saturdays will be observed on the preceding Friday and holidays which fall on Sunday shall be observed on Monday.

6.06       Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, the employer may schedule certain employees, on a voluntary basis, to work on Victoria Day, Canada Day, BC Day, Labour Day, or Thanksgiving Day, at straight time and grant them a lieu day offf with full pay at a time of the employees choosing. Should the employer wish to utilize this option, a minimum of one months notice must be given, soliciting the names of employees who wish to volunteer. In the event sufficient employees do not volunteer, the employer may assign capable employees in reverse order of seniority.